We are proud to announce that the following papers were accepted for presentation and publication at the 9th Design Science Research in Information Systems and Technologies (DESRIST) 2014 conference:

• Andreas Drechsler and Philipp Dörr: “What kinds of artifacts are we designing? An analysis of artifact types and artifact relevance in IS journal publications”
• Andreas Drechsler: “Extending the fitness-utility model for management artifacts in IS design science research”

In addition, the following submission was accepted as a poster presentation:

• Andreas Drechsler and Stefan Weißschädel: “ Development and evaluation of an IT strategy artifact for small and medium enterprises”

DESRIST is the largest international conference for the design science research IS community. The 2014 conference will take place in Miami, Florida on May 22 and 23. Further information about this conference can be found at: http://desrist2014.fiu.edu/